Boom clap
| Boom clap | |
|---|---|
| Charli XCX | |
| publication | 17th June 2014 |
| length | 2:49 |
| Genre (s) | Dark pop , synth pop |
| Author (s) | Charlotte Aitchison , Fredrik Berger, Patrick Berger, Stefan Gräslund |
| Label | Atlantic Records , Asylum Records |
| album | Fate is a rotten traitor soundtrack, Sucker |
Boom Clap is a song by the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX . The song was released on June 17, 2014 and is included on the soundtrack of the 2014 US drama The Fate Is A Lousy Traitor . The song is also included on Charli XCX's third studio album Sucker .
The song reached the top 10 on both the UK singles charts and the Billboard Hot 100. Boom Clap was awarded two platinum records by the Recording Industry Association of America for over two million digital copies sold .
Musical
Boom Clap is a dark pop and synthpop song written by Charli XCX, Fredrik Berger, Patrik Berger and Stefan Gräslund. The song was originally written for Charli XCX's second album True Romance , but was later offered to Hilary Duff for her album. When Duff's management declined the song, Charli XCX chose to sing it as her contribution to the Fate is a Lousy Traitor soundtrack. In a later interview, Duff stated that she had no idea that Charli XCX was offering this song to her management. If she had known, she would have recorded the song, Duff continued. Boom Clap is written in E major , Charli XCX's vocal range extends from G sharp 3 to C sharp 5 . The song, composed in four-four time , has a tempo of 92 beats per minute .
criticism
Boom Clap received mostly positive reviews. Gennaro Aliperti of CMJ described the song as "anthemic and memorable". Andre Lew of Renowned For Sound praised the difference between the "moderate verse" and the "sweet chorus" and also wrote that Boom Clap was "the ideal song to introduce Charli XCX's music to a new audience". Amy Davidson of Digital Spy said the song is a "thundering love song that affirms that Charli XCX is a gifted pop star."
Commercial win
Boom Clap reached the top 10 of the single charts in both Great Britain and the United States and is Charli XCX's first international chart success as a solo artist. Before that, she reached number 1 on the British singles chart with Icona Pop and the song I Love It and, in collaboration with Iggy Azalea, topped the Billboard Hot 100 on the song Fancy . Boom Clap reached other top 10 placements in Australia, Canada and New Zealand . The song earned a silver record for over 200,000 copies sold in the UK and two platinum records for over 2 million copies sold in the United States.
Boom Clap was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards 2014 in the category Choice Music: Love Song and at the MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in the category Artist to Watch , but could not win a prize.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
36 (22 weeks) | 22nd |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
26th (19 weeks) | 19th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
33 (12 weeks) | 12 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
6th (26 weeks) | 26th |
 United States (Billboard)
|
8th (25 weeks) | 25th |
Awards for music sales
Boom Clap has been awarded 4 × gold and 8 × platinum worldwide. The single was sold more than 2.9 million times worldwide.
| country | Awards | Sales |
|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
 2 × platinum
|
140,000 |
|
Germany
|
 gold
|
200,000 |
 Italy
|
 platinum
|
30,000 |
 Canada
|
2 × platinum
|
160,000 |
 New Zealand
|
gold
|
7,500 |
 Sweden
|
platinum
|
40,000 |
|
United Kingdom
|
gold
|
400,000 |
|
United States
|
2 × platinum
|
2,000,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 8 × platinum
|
2,977,500 |
| Streaming | ||
| country | Awards | Calls |
 Denmark
|
gold
|
1,300,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ chartsurfer.de: Charli XCX: Boom Clap
- ↑ a b c Gold and Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Brad O'Mance: Hilary Duff bloody loves 'Boom Clap' and didn't know she'd turned it down. Popjustice Inc., July 25, 2014, accessed September 22, 2014 .
- ^ Charli XCX "Boom Clap" Sheet Music. Musicnotes.com Hal Leonard Corporation, accessed September 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Gennaro Aliperti: Listen: Charli XCX - “Boom Clap”. (No longer available online.) CMJ April 14, 2014, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on September 22, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Andrew Le: Single Review: Charli XCX - 'Boom Clap'. Renowned for Sound, July 22, 2014, accessed September 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Amy Davidson: Charli XCX 'Boom Clap' single review: 'Lashings of electro attitude'. Digital Spy , July 18, 2014, accessed September 22, 2014 .
- ↑ CHARLI XCX - BOOM CLAP (SONG). Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
- ^ Charli XCX Chart History. Billboard , accessed September 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry, accessed May 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Charli XCX, Boom Clap, chart position Germany. Media Control, accessed October 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Charli XCX - Boom Clap. In: Austriancharts.at. Hunge Medien, accessed January 22, 2015 .
- ↑ Charli XCX - Boom Clap. hung media, accessed October 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Boom Clap Album Search Chart History. Retrieved February 18, 2016 .
- ^ Charli XCX Chart History. Billboard , accessed October 13, 2014 .
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 Singles. ARIA, accessed December 14, 2015 .
- ↑ BVMI gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on June 1, 2017 .
- ^ FIMI Archivio Certificazioni. Retrieved November 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Musiccanada Gold / Platinum Database "Boom Clap". Music Canada, accessed November 10, 2014 .
- ↑ NZ Top 40 - September 8, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2014 .
- ↑ Sverige Topplistan. hitlistan.se, accessed November 10, 2014 (Swedish).
- ↑ Ifpi.dk Charli XCX “Boom Clap”. IFPi.dk, accessed November 10, 2014 .
